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I know it's sort of old news but the Card Wizard's Black Book is pretty messed up. Apparently you can buy a case, pull a Baneslayer from a box, and if it is the first box in a "span" you can just sell the next two sealed boxes. I'm probably not going to buy boxes off ebay after seeing that. Just the possibility of people ripping all the valuable cards out, and using the rest for drafting is a little disturbing.

Also is the Elemental Sparkspitter from X edition still in play or should I think about not being a cheap bastard and take it out of my mono red deck?

If you're playing casually, then you are free to play whatever cards you own as long as the deck has 60 cards in it, and there are no more than 4 of any single card (aside from basic land).

... and relentless rats, but that's beside the point.

It sounds like you're playing from a limited card supply, so unless you and your friend(s) have agreed to follow the "standard rotation", play what you like.

In my casual group, anything goes, as long as it's not unsporting (which is to say, decks with 4 skullclamps are frowned upon).

As for rare runs; one would hope that wouldn't be too common, but I buy my boxes from a local store who has been trustworthy in the past. Perhaps you might be better suited looking around locally, which should save you both time and shipping. I know in some areas you just can't beat the deals on ebay, but it's worth a shot.

As for rare runs; one would hope that wouldn't be too common, but I buy my boxes from a local store who has been trustworthy in the past. Perhaps you might be better suited looking around locally, which should save you both time and shipping. I know in some areas you just can't beat the deals on ebay, but it's worth a shot.

I'm mostly concerned with people bringing in sanitized draft packs for 2-on-2s. Although it isn't really an issue where I play currently because everyone pretty much buys their draft packs from one guy that I know is trustworthy.